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| 1 | C a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment 犯罪行为；违法行为；过错 |
| motoring/firearms/public order offences 违反驾车规定/火器规定/公共秩序规章 |
| criminal offence Killing these animals has been made a criminal offence. 捕杀这些动物已成为一种犯罪行为。 |
| minor offence minor offences such as vandalism 诸如破坏公共财产等轻罪 |
| commit an offence She had committed no offence under military law. 根据军事法她没有罪。 |
| convict sb of an offence Walker was convicted of a similar offence in 1997. 沃克于1997年被判犯有类似罪行。 |
| first/second etc offence The usual fine is £15 to £100 for a first offence. 对初犯的罚款通常是15至100英镑。 |
| be charged with an offence Those arrested have been charged with public order offences. 那些被拘捕的人被指控破坏了公共秩序。 |
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| 2 | U the feeling of being angry , upset , or insulted, caused by something that someone says or does 冒犯；得罪；伤感情 |
| cause/give offence complaints about advertisements that cause offence 对有冒犯性内容的广告的投诉 |
| | 2a | to have no intention of making someone angry and upset by what you are doing or saying 并无冒犯之意 | | I’ m sorry, I meant no offence. 对不起，我没有冒犯你的意思。 | |
| | 2b | used for telling someone that you hope what you are saying will not make them angry and upset 请不要见怪 | | I’ m not really sure you’ re the best person for the job. No offence, Charlie. 你是否是最适合做这项工作的人选，我确实没有把握。请别见怪，查理。 | |
| | 2c | to feel angry and upset because of something that someone has said or done （对某事）生气；（因某事而）见怪 | | I’ m not surprised she took offence at his remarks. 她对他的话感到生气，对此我一点也不奇怪。 | |
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| 3 | C something that makes you feel angry and upset because it is insulting , unfair , or morally wrong 讨厌的东西；引起反感的事物 |
| +to a building that is an offence to good taste 让人反感的丑陋建筑 |
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| 4 | U formal the process of attacking someone or something 进攻；攻击 |
| weapons of offence 进攻性武器 |
| Words frequently used with offence | | offence 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | arrestable, bookable, criminal, imprisonable, indictable, lesser, minor, punishable, serious, trivial, | 1 | | | |
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